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iOS 12 Microphone not working with Google maps on Carplay

Many user after
upgrading to iOS 12 are facing issue in using Google maps with carPlay. The microphone
doesn’t work with waze or google maps. If you launch the google maps app on
CarPlay using connected lighting cable the app opens and click on the microphone
icon the app can’t hear you. However by disconnecting the cable if you try with
your iPhone the microphone icon works good and the can hear your voice.

Even it is made sure
that user have allowed microphone access to google maps and have made sure in
settings it’s unmuted but unable to use phones microphone when trying to use
the microphone icon inside the app in Carplay for apps like Waze and Google
maps.

The issue is reported
against all types of cars eg Honda, Acura , Hyundai and Kia etc and almost all
of them have reported the same. The app says listening but can’t hear anything.

How to
fix microphone not working with Google maps on Carplay with iPhone X/iOS 12 :

Fix 1:
Hard reset your iPhone

One way
to remove any temporary bug is to hard reset the iPhone. To hard reset an iPhone
X :

--Quickly
press and release the volume-up button.

--Quickly
press and release the volume-down button .

--Finally,
press and hold the side button until the
Apple logo appears, and then release.

--The
screen will temporarily go dark as the iPhone shuts down and reboots. Keep
holding the button until you see the apple logo.

Fix 2:
Update the Google maps and Waze app

It’s
been reported that the apps won’t be able to support iOS 12 completely till
sometimes and will be releasing the fully supporting version in future. So it
is recommended to always use the latest version of the released in Appstore.